Kevin Hern

Overview

Kevin Hern represents Oklahoma in the U.S. House as a Republican with a distinctly conservative approach to legislation. His voting patterns show strong opposition to Democratic-led procedural motions and resolutions, while supporting bipartisan measures that advance through suspension of the rules. His voting record on healthcare legislation shows a selective approach, supporting approximately 42% of healthcare-related measures that came to a vote. This suggests he evaluates healthcare bills on their specific merits rather than voting uniformly in one direction. On budget matters, his voting pattern is similar, with support for roughly 44% of budget-related legislation. Hern has shown consistent support for defense-related measures, voting in favor of all defense bills in his recorded votes. His limited votes on agriculture and education make it difficult to draw broad conclusions about his positions in those areas, though they appear to align with his overall conservative orientation.

Key Positions

• •Consistent opposition to Democratic procedural motions and resolutions
• •Strong support for defense and national security legislation
• •Selective approach to healthcare legislation, opposing majority of measures
• •Fiscally conservative stance on budget matters
• •Willingness to support bipartisan bills advancing through suspension of rules